Château MAUCAILLOU 2005
Château Maucaillou is located in Moulis-en-Médoc , in the Bordeaux region. The Petit-Laroche family , wine merchants in the 19th century, had the cellars and warehouses of Moulis built in 1871, in the geographical center of Haut-Médoc. In 1875, J. Petit-Laroche married and offered his wife as a wedding gift the construction of a beautiful bourgeois residence opposite his Médoc cellars: the current Château. At the same time, J. Petit-Laroche established a new wine estate at places called “Maucaillou” and “Caubet”, on one and a half hectares, which would take the name Château Maucaillou. “Maucaillou” means “bad stones”, in the sense that the farmers of the Middle Ages understood it, because this type of plot of gravelly land was unsuitable for any cereal cultivation, the main source of survival at the time. Subsequently, we realized that these gravel ridges constituted a preferred terroir for high-expression vineyards. The Château today belongs to the Dourthe family .
Château Maucaillou is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot . The wine is aged in barrels . The 2005 vintage for Bordeaux was exemplary : a warm start to the growing season saw both successful bud break and flowering. After a dry spell, humidity arrived at just the right time, with soothing rains in August and September, followed by warm, sunny days and cool, refreshing nights, which were crucial in preserving essential acidity and aromas. Grapes.
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot